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Letters ljatent Nb. 61,165, dated January I5, 1857..

IMPROVEMENT IN MILKING STOOLS.

- To ALL WHOM IT MAY coNcnnN:

Be it known that I, DAVID CONNOR, of Fulton, Whiteside county, State et' Illinois, have invented a new and useful article to'be used in Milking Cows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thea-ecn, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2, a perspective View.

Figure 3, a section of seat A.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed to, describe itsV construction and operation.

I construct the bench H ofauy: suitable material, and attach-to it legs, 'C C, to raise it from the groundor' floor. The legs, C C, may be of wood or metal. I Ineke a framework, F, of Woodor metal, and fasten it to the bench H; this framework is circular, and shaped to fit an ordinary milk bucket, D. I frame in n post, E, to 'bench I'I, on which to put the 'seat A, which I make of any suitablemetcrial, andattnch toit ascrcwbol t, which passes through a nut on the top of the post E, vwhich post has a cavity bored out to receive the screw-bolt, and by turning the seat A, it is raised or lowered by means of the screw-bolt and nut, as atG, thereby adjusting the seat to any required height for man or boy. I construct a. handle, B, of any suitable material, and attach it to the bench II.

Now, to ilse this device, the operator places his bucket in` the frame F,`then grasps it by the handle B, and places it in proper position for the milk to fall into the bucket; then heseats himself on the seat A, and may rest his feet ou the floor or ground, or rest them on the bench H and proceed to milk the con', as .shown in iig. I. When one cow is finished he rises, takes his stool by the handle B, goes to the next-cow, and so on till al1 are done, Non', by this arrangement, the' bucket is always clean on the bottom, the device keeping it out of' any mud or dung that so often is prevalent, and alordingsan easy and comfortable seat While milking; also the frame F keeps -thevbucket in place, preventing its being easily upset; also'the heightot` the'bucket is such that no milk is Wasted by sputtering-out ofthe bucket, nor will the clothing of the operator be soiled.

What-I claim asmy invention, andv desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1 The circular frame F, bench H, and seat A, when constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

DAVID CONNOR. Witnesses:

A. Us'rrclr,

W. C. SNYDnR. 

